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Jobless claims in U.S. fall to 376,000, marking a sixth straight drop

By Associated Press

The number of people signing up for benefits exceeded 900,000 in early January and has fallen more or less steadily ever since. Still, claims are high by historic standards.

COVID-19 changed public transportation. Here's how.

By Justin Stabley, Vignesh Ramachandran

As more Americans get vaccinated and many start returning to workplaces, transit agencies see this transition to a post-pandemic society as an opportunity to fundamentally change how public transit works.

Keystone pipeline nixed after Biden stands firm on permit

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline says it's pulling the plug on the contentious project after Canadian officials failed to persuade the Biden administration to reverse its cancellation of the company's permit.

Mastercard Foundation gives $1.3 billion to boost vaccinations in Africa

In one of the largest private sector donations of its kind, the Mastercard Foundation announced it will give $1.3 billion over the next three years to vaccinate 50 million people in Africa. Fewer than 2 percent of the people there…

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El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender

By Marcos Aleman, Associated Press

The digital currency will be able to be used in any transaction and any business will have to accept payment in Bitcoin, with the exception of those lacking the technology to do so.

Polish miners, power workers, protest shift away from coal

By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press

Some four thousand Polish coal mining and power workers have protested in Warsaw against the gradual phasing out of coal use and against a European Union court order to immediately close down a mine.

Senate passes bill to boost U.S. tech industry to counter rivals

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation aiming to boost semiconductor production in the U.S. The bill is a bid to protect economic and national security in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China.

Biden to launch task force on bottlenecks in supply chains

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

Biden administration officials say their goal is to increase domestic manufacturing, limit shortages of vital goods and reduce a dependence on geopolitical competitors such as China.

WATCH: Bill Nye testifies before Congress about impacts of climate change on homeland security

By Associated Press

Bill Nye testified before Congress about impacts of climate change on homeland security.

WATCH: U.S. has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is the first undertaken by a specialized ransomware task force created by the Biden administration Justice Department.